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Newspaper articles 1916

Guardian newspaper
The Guardian newspaper website Guardian Unlimited has a number of articles online from 'the field' in 1916:

British-French blow
Assault on 25 miles front on both sides of the Somme | Over 9,500 prisoners taken | Many positions captured | Further progress yesterday in heavy fighting Monday July 3, 1916

Armoured cars in action
"Iron houses" surprise two armies | Monster walks through German defences at Flers
Monday September 18, 1916
(from a correspondent)

The new offensive in France
A student of war
Monday July 3, 1916

Daily Mirror newspaper
Visit the BBC website to read details of the British and French offensive against German forces at the Somme, published by the The Daily Mirror on the 31 July, 1916:

Daily Mirror Headlines: The Battle of the Somme
31 July, 1916

Museums/places to visit

France

The Battlefields of the Somme
This site has been created by the Tourist Board of La Somme, with its English advisers, to help visitors plan and organise their trips to the Somme

Historial de la Grande Guerre
The Historial is a museum deicated to social and military history, art and through ethnography. The diversity of the collections, 4 different virtual visits are offered, through architecture, daily life, imagination and the circuit of Remembrance.

The Somme Historical Centre
The newly opened Somme Historical Centre was founded by military historian and Osprey author Martin Pegler in response to the ever-growing interest shown by the public in the subject of the weapons and equipment of the Great War. Lecture topics are wide-ranging and include, among others: Tank Warfare; The Maxim Machine Gun; Infantry Small Arms; Trench Armour and The Sniping War. All lectures are illustrated and, uniquely, the weapons and equipment referred to are usually available for visitors to examine first hand.

Somme Trench Museum
The Somme Trench Museum is devoted to the The First World War.

United Kingdom

The National Army Museum
The National Army Museum's purpose is to explain the impact that the British Army has had on the character of Britain, Europe and the world.

Note: The National Army Museum will mark the 90th anniversary of the Battles of the Somme with an exhibition opening on 1 July 2006.
Particularly suitable for ages 13-16. See Events

Imperial War Museum
The Imperial War Museum is unique in its coverage of conflicts, especially those involving Britain and the Commonwealth, from the First World War to the present day. It seeks to provide for, and to encourage, the study and understanding of the history of modern war and how it affects our lives.
Their exhibits range from tanks and aircraft to photographs and personal letters; they include film and sound recordings, and some of the 20th century's best-known paintings.

Imperial War Museum: The Battle of the Somme
A number of key items from the Museum’s extensive First World War collection are readily available to the wider public for the first time in this unique online exhibition covering the battle itself, the stories of the people involved and the battlefields today.

To accompany the online exhibition, a selection of the key exhibits featured within the online exhibition are on display at Imperial War Museum London, alongside works by First World War artists who witnessed the battle or recorded its aftermath.

Note: Imperial War Museum London has a number of events coming up this autumn surrounding the 90th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme. See our Events page.

English Heritage: The Somme Remembered
English Heritage is commemorating the Somme with a series of events. See Events

Ireland

The Somme Heritage Centre
The centre commemorates the involvement of the 36th (Ulster) and 16th (Irish) Divisions in the Battle of the Somme, the 10th (Irish) Division in Gallipoli, Salonika and Palestine, and provides displays and information on the entire Irish contribution to the First World War. The centre promotes cross-community contact, mutual understanding, an appreciation of cultural diversity, and is a major visitor attraction.

Canada

The Canadian War Museum
The Canadian War Museum is Canada's national museum of military history. An affiliate museum of the Canadian Museum of Civilization, the Canadian War Museum shows how war has shaped Canada, and presents the personal, national and international dimensions of the Canadian military history.

Australia

Australian War Memorial
The Australian War Memorial commemorates the sacrifice of Australian men and women who have served in war, through its ceremonial areas, extensive exhibitions and research facilities.

Take a look at the Captured in Colour online exhibition, which includes images of the Pozières battlefield.

Associations

The Western Front Association
The object of the Association is to educate the public in the history of The Great War with particular reference to the Western Front. Applications for membership are welcomed from anyone with a like mind.

Battlefield tours of the Somme

Motorcycle tours of the Somme
For those of an adventurous mind, military historian and Osprey author Martin Pegler runs short duration motorcycle tours of 1 to 3 days of the region, taking in the most important areas of the Somme battlefields.

Poets of the Somme
First World War poetry in the context of military history and the lives (and deaths) of the poets. Aims for an understanding of the poems through a study of events, landscapes and the wartime lives of individual poets.

Somme Battlefield Tours
A small company who specialise in organising tours to the battlefields of the Great War.

Holts History and Battlefield Tours
Offer a range of battlefield tours.

Leger Holidays
Leger are offering a 4-day break 'Special Anniversary Tour' of the Somme Battlefield (Departing: 30 June 2006)

The Battlefield Experince
Family business organising guided tours throughout the Battlefields of France and Belgium. Offering a 3-day tour of the Somme & Ypres Battlefield (Departing: 23 June 2006)

Bartletts Battlefield Journeys
Provide small-group all-inclusive tours to the Western Front Battlefields of 1914–1918.

Terres de mémoire
French company offering day and half-day battlefield tours for individual or small groups of the Somme and Artois battlefields: specialised tours (Australian, Canadian), original tours and less known sites (visit "the old frontline" and go inside bunkers).

Somme websites

Somme Battlefields
This new website has been launched to commemorate the 90th Anniversary of the Battle of the Somme. The site is by military historian and author Paul Reed ,who is well known for his books on WW1 (including the best-selling Walking The Somme ) and appearances on the BBC in programmes such as' Meet The Ancestors ' and ' Timewatch '.

The Somme
This microsite was produced to accompany the The Somme, a Channel 4 film screened on 11 November 2005.

Battle of the Somme
"Battle of the Somme" is a web resource developed by Leo Robert Klein as part of his Masters Degree. Includes a good selection of photographs.

Greenfield History site - The Battle of the Somme
This website has been produced by John D Clare and is aimed at teachers and students teaching or studying GCSE modern history.

General World War One sites

First World War.com

Trenches on the web

BBC history website - World War One

Battle of the Somme (1916) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

More information

Q&A with historian Andy Robertshaw
The Discovery Channel series Finding the Fallen follows the work of 'No Man's Land', a team of archaeologists, historians and forensic experts as they move through time across the battlefields of France and Belgium. Read an online interview with historian Andy Robertshaw about the series.

Andy Robertshaw is the author of Osprey's new title: Somme 1 July 1916, Tragedy and triumph (Campaign 169)

Other sites from Osprey Publishing

Osprey Publishing
Osprey's main website. From ancient to modern times Osprey is the world's leading publisher of illustrated military history. You can browse, search or buy Osprey's books on line.

Osprey Samurai
Information, articles and books about samurai history.

Essential Pearl Harbor
Eyewitness reports combine with 3-D mapping, animations, timelines and a comprehensive encyclopedia to bring to life the days leading up to the fateful bombing.

Essential Norman Conquest
Timeline, maps, encyclopedia and images about the Norman invasion of England in 1066.

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